Verified specTactical ShooterEsports

Counter-Strike 2 — System Requirements & Estimated PC Performance

Valve's Source 2 rebuild of the classic competitive shooter, favoring high, stable frame rates.

Game info

DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
EngineSource 2
Release date2023-09-27
GenreTactical Shooter, Esports

System requirements

Minimum CPU4-core 2.4 GHz
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GTX 660 / AMD equivalent
Minimum RAM8 GB
Recommended CPUIntel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Recommended GPUNVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580
Recommended RAM16 GB
Storage85 GB

Estimated performance by hardware tier

Estimated average FPS at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling. See how it works.

Tier / Build1080p1440p4K
Budget
Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600
263 FPS173 FPS100 FPS
Mid-range
Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT 16GB
296 FPS229 FPS132 FPS
High-end
Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070
437 FPS300 FPS172 FPS
Enthusiast
Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090
476 FPS394 FPS227 FPS

Ray tracing support: No · Upscaling support: None

Recommended hardware

This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on your exact CPU and GPU. Use the FPS calculator pre-filled for Counter-Strike 2 to get an estimate for your own hardware.

No, Counter-Strike 2 does not include a ray tracing mode in our catalog.

Counter-Strike 2 does not support upscaling technologies (FSR/DLSS/XeSS) in our catalog.

This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.